Copacking

Chicago’s Skeptic is a distillery that’s taken advantage of copacking as a way to add revenue when equipment would otherwise sit idle. After getting its start with vacuum-distilled gin and vodka, Skeptic has expanded in recent years to offer a range of white-label, contract-distilling, and copacking services. Here, founder Karl Loepke discusses some inherent challenges—and the importance of flexibility. As told to Gabe Toth.